January 15, 2008

New techniques create butanol



A team of researchers headed by an environmental engineer at Washington University in St. Louis is plying new techniques to produce a biofuel superior to ethanol.

The fuel is butanol; it can be derived from lignocellulosic materials, which are plant biomass parts that range from woody stems and straw to agricultural residues, corn fiber and husks, all containing in large part cellulose and some lignin.


Butanol is one of the next generation biofuels that has shown great promise. The research is being funded by a $425,000 USDA grant.

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